The 12th EU—China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair

The 12th EU—China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair

The EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair has been held for 11 editions, with an overall attendance of over 3,120 European enterprises, international organizations, governmental authorities, universities and research institutions as well as more than 5,720 Chinese counterparts. A total of 24,500 B2B matchmaking meetings have been held and 2,053 successful cooperation agreements between European and Chinese delegates were reached so far.

Today, the EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair has become a significant event for development of China relations for most of the EU member states. Attended by wide representations of EU enterprises, as well as high-level officials, including President, Minister, Ambassador, Consul-General and Chairman of Chamber of Commerce, etc. it represents the largest platform for investment, trade and technological cooperation between European Union and China with successful promotion of local governmental cooperation, like launching direct flights, twin city relations, co-building of schools, establishment of consulates, etc.

Key data

 11 editions already held: a successful track history;

 Participation of ALL European member states and over 3120 EU enterprise representatives;

Event Calendar

DRAGON-STAR is funded by FP7, aiming to support the Chinese participation in Horizon 2020, the reciprocity originating from the signed EU-China Scientific Cooperation Agreement, the bilateral cooperation in scientific, technological and industrial research and innovation fields, and the ongoing EU - China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue.

DRAGON-STARPLUS follows its predecessor (DRAGON-STAR), in its important mandate to provide support services to European and Chinese researchers and policy makers, and to offer a flexible platform to facilitate policy discussions between European and Chinese stakeholders. The project has received funding under European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, under Grant Agreement No645775